Changes to Media Production BA
We’ve listened to feedback and we have updated the curriculum for the academic year 2022/23 for Media Production BA.
You can review the changes below. By accepting your offer to study at Sussex, we will infer that you are happy with these changes but if you would like to discuss them please feel free to contact us at studyinmah@sussex.ac.uk.
Course changes for the BA in Media Production
Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below. Please do note that core modules have replaced many option modules in Year 1 and some optional modules have been replaced by core modules in Years 2 and 3.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 1, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Analysing Film B (core) |
Analysing Film B (core) |
No change |
|
Audiovisual Practices (option) |
Sonic Narratives (core) |
New core module replaces option |
|
Design and Digital Imaging (option) |
Creative Video (core) |
New core module replaces option |
|
Popular Music Cultures (option) |
Creative Practice: Ideas and Exploration (core) |
New core module replaces option |
|
Elective scheme (option) |
Year 1, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Debates in Media Studies B |
Debates in Media Studies B |
No change |
|
Audiovisual Practices (option) |
Photography: Practice and Theory (core) |
New core module replaces option |
|
Design and Digital Imaging (option) |
Communication Design (core) |
New core module replaces option |
|
Exploring Film Studies (option) |
Creative Practice: Producing and Curating (core) |
New core module replaces option |
|
Culture and the Everyday (option) |
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Elective scheme (option) |
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Year 2, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Professional Practice (option) |
Professional Practice (core) |
Changing from an optional to core module |
|
Creative Media: Sequential Imaging (option) |
Sequential Imaging (option) |
Change of module title |
| Creative Media: Interactive Design (option) |
Interactive Design (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Creative Media: Photography (option) |
Photography: Critical Narratives (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Creative Media: Sonic Narratives (option) |
Podcasting (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Creative Media: Documentary Video (option) |
Documentary Video (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Theory Taste & Trash B (option) |
Theory Taste & Trash B (option) |
No change |
|
Sound, Culture & Society B (option) |
Sound, Culture & Society B (option) |
No change |
|
Media, Memory & History (option) |
Media, Memory & History (option) |
No change |
|
Debates in Screen Documentary B (option) |
Debates in Screen Documentary B (option) |
No change |
|
Screenwriting (option) |
Screenwriting (option) |
No change |
|
Film Musicals (option) |
Film Musicals (option) |
No change |
|
Elective scheme (option) |
Elective scheme (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Industry Projects (option) |
Industry Projects (core) |
Changing from an optional to core module |
|
Creative Media: Sequential Imaging (option) |
Sequential Imaging (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Creative Media: Interactive Design (option) |
Interactive Design (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Creative Media: Photography (option) |
Photography: Critical Narratives (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Creative Media: Sonic Narratives (option) |
Podcasting (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Creative Media: Documentary Video (option) |
Documentary Video (option) |
Change of module title |
|
Screenwriting (option) |
Screenwriting (option) |
No change |
|
Gender, Space & Culture (option) |
Gender, Space & Culture (option) |
No change |
|
TV: Fictions & Entertainments B (option) |
TV: Fictions & Entertainments B (option) |
No change |
|
Digital Cultures B (option) |
Digital Cultures B (option) |
No change |
|
British Cinema B (option) |
British Cinema B (option) |
No change |
|
Creative Audiovisual Coding (option) |
Creative Audiovisual Coding (option) |
No change |
|
Advertising and Social Change B (option) |
Advertising and Social Change B (option) |
No change |
|
Elective scheme (option) |
Elective scheme (option) |
No change |
Year 3, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Theorising Media Practice (core) |
Theorising Media Practice (core) |
No change |
|
Project Development - Animation (option) |
Project Development (core) |
Changing optional modules to one large core module |
|
Project Development - Internactive Design (option) |
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Project Development - Documentary Video (option) |
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Project Development - Photography (option) |
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Project Development - Sound (option) |
Year 3, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Final Creative Project: Animation (option) |
Final Creative Project (core) |
Changing from an optional module to one large core module |
|
Final Creative Project: Photography (option) |
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Final Creative Project: Sound (option) |
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Final Creative Project: Internactive Design (option) |
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Final Creative Project: Documentary Video (option) |
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Documentary, Reality & "Real" Lives (option) |
Documentary, Reality & "Real" Lives (option) | No change |
|
Urban Multiculture (option) |
Urban Multiculture (option) | No change |
|
Everyday Life & Technology (option) |
Everyday Life & Technology (option) | No change |
|
Media, Publics and Protest (option) |
Media, Publics and Protest (option) | No change |
|
Viewing Women (option) |
Viewing Women (option) | No change |
|
Digital Industries (option) |
Digital Industries and Internet Cultures (option) |
Additional option |